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Darius Wey
08-30-2006, 09:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.webis.net/products_info.php?p_id=pi&dir=wm' target='_blank'>http://www.webis.net/products_info....?p_id=pi&dir=wm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Pocket Informant vastly improves upon the functionality of Pocket Outlook to match and exceed what's available even with the desktop Outlook while keeping complete and uncompromising compatibility with Outlook. 5 Calendar Views, Notes, Tasks, Contacts, Journal, and so much more with an awesome to use interface."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060830-pi2007.jpg" /><br /><br />Web Information Solutions' "everything and the kitchen sink" PIM application has just hit stores as Pocket Informant 2007, and it's bigger and better than ever before. You'll find some new and interesting features like Franklin Covey Plan Plus for Outlook support, daily notes, new task statuses, live preview windows, travel appointments, and the list goes on (more details <a href="http://www.webis.net/products_info.php?p_id=pi&dir=wm">here</a>). Grab a free trial version, or the full version from our <a href="http://www.mobihand.com/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?id=1025">affiliate software store</a>. If you own a previous version of Pocket Informant, you can find upgrade details <a href="http://pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pi&dir=wm&tab_id=upgrade">here</a>.

iant54
08-30-2006, 09:05 AM
Just one little rider - the only version that's available for the next week or so is American English; International English and other languages are yet to appear: Pocket Informant is currently available only in American English . Our other Localized language versions are coming within the next two weeks as we polish up the localizations. Please check back at the end of the first week of September for localizations here.

Nurhisham Hussein
08-30-2006, 09:38 AM
Bought the upgrade package just now (about 50% off). I'll see if I have time to test it out later, but I really like the fact that they've added support for PhatPad in the Notes View.

CESkins
08-30-2006, 10:43 AM
Support for PhatPad (&amp; PhatNotes) was present in the prior version as well. However, only PhatNotes (&amp; not PhatPad) notes can be viewed in PI 2007 preview window (same as before).

iant54
08-30-2006, 11:38 AM
The Upgrade bit wasn't working last night (BST)! Just done it.

Jimmy Dodd
08-30-2006, 03:16 PM
Does anyone have any info about the mentioned FC Planner for Outlook 4.0? I've only seen it mentioned in reference to PI and FC doesn't have any info on their site about it. I'm trying to find out when it will be released as I am very interested about PI's new sync capabilities with it.

applejosh
08-30-2006, 05:27 PM
Does anyone have any info about the mentioned FC Planner for Outlook 4.0? I've only seen it mentioned in reference to PI and FC doesn't have any info on their site about it. I'm trying to find out when it will be released as I am very interested about PI's new sync capabilities with it.

According to a post over in the PI forums, v.4 is set for release sometime Sep./Oct. of this year.

SHC
08-30-2006, 06:34 PM
I can't get Phatnotes light to install, the option is there but nothing happens.
Apart from that, PI is wonderful.

azhiker
08-30-2006, 07:40 PM
Interesting experience!

The advertizement says this is PI 2007, when you go to their website it calls it 2007 Rev. 1; but when you go to download and install, it is called PI 2005 Rev. 1 build 677 until it begins to install and there it calls it PI 2005 Rev. 3???! :evil:

So what do I have? After I installed the product I paid for from Handango, it calls it Rev. 5 Build 568, so therefore Handango sent me the wrong thing, it's what I already have. What is with handango? Their website says they ahve the new version?!

So I go to Web IS, and download their version, and load it, and it is the correct one. So now I hope it accepts the registration code I paid for over at handango!

JamesS
08-30-2006, 08:43 PM
PI 2007 Rev. 1 is build 677.

Not sure what's going on at Handango... Hope your reg code works!....

ctmagnus
08-30-2006, 08:58 PM
What's the recommended upgrade process - uninstall the old version first, or install this version over top?

Jacob
08-30-2006, 09:10 PM
What's the recommended upgrade process - uninstall the old version first, or install this version over top?

I'm not sure what the recommended way is, but when I installed builds of it it just installed over my prior version and I never had a problem.

morbidreams
08-30-2006, 09:22 PM
Interesting experience!

The advertizement says this is PI 2007, when you go to their website it calls it 2007 Rev. 1; but when you go to download and install, it is called PI 2005 Rev. 1 build 677 until it begins to install and there it calls it PI 2005 Rev. 3???! :evil:

Same thing happened to me. I purchased PI 2007 at handango and when I downloaded it was PI 2005. I then went to Webis site and put in my handango email address and was able to download PI 2007 for free.

SHC
08-30-2006, 09:35 PM
Maybe people should buy direct from the WebIS store, and then Handango don't get the 40% commission either.

amg
08-30-2006, 10:54 PM
I updated today - nice program!

The updated feature list said that this version has Exchange GAL integration, but I haven't been able to figure out how to initiate a lookup from PI. Any thoughts?

azhiker
08-31-2006, 12:22 AM
Well, I decided to pay for the upgrade at Handango but they did not give me the corect file. So I resintalled it from a file directly from Web Is instead. There's is the correct version of course and works just fine.

The version from Handango was the older one, at least at the time I tried it. My code Handango gave me does work on the new version so I am good to go! :)

Darius Wey
08-31-2006, 12:53 AM
What's the recommended upgrade process - uninstall the old version first, or install this version over top?

Being a completely new revision, I'd say an uninstall/reinstall process is recommended, but based on past experience, a direct install-over-the-top works just as well.

Darius Wey
08-31-2006, 12:55 AM
PI 2007 Rev. 1 is build 677.

Not sure what's going on at Handango... Hope your reg code works!....

Handango is never great at updating files on time. Their site may list the correct version, but there is occasionally a half-day delay with the file. Sigh. :|

ctmagnus
08-31-2006, 01:07 AM
What's the recommended upgrade process - uninstall the old version first, or install this version over top?

Being a completely new revision, I'd say an uninstall/reinstall process is recommended, but based on past experience, a direct install-over-the-top works just as well.

I tried installing overtop, but the handy-dandy window that the desktop installer pops up states that the old version is uninstalled in the process, so there you go. ;)

cab124
08-31-2006, 03:40 AM
Once in the past I instaled the trial version of this program, but after a short time ended up uninstalling and staying with the default Pocket Outlook. For some reason, it just felt too complex to me and I found myself longing for the simplicty I had using the default apps. Has anyone else had an experience like this?? Am I missing something?? Would it be worth taking another look at now?

Thanks!

Janak Parekh
08-31-2006, 04:02 AM
I tried installing overtop, but the handy-dandy window that the desktop installer pops up states that the old version is uninstalled in the process, so there you go. ;)
That's only on WM5, with its broken installer routine. ;) WM2003 devices can still "install-on-top". My experience with past PIs is that install-on-top always worked.

--janak

griph
08-31-2006, 10:03 PM
That's only on WM5, with its broken installer routine. ;)
Ahh! That explains the thoroughly horrible experience I have with installing apps on my WM5 device. When ever I try to uninstall an app - say prior to installing an update - or just removing it, it NEVER works smoothly. Most often it tells me " Could not completely uninstall - do you want to removethis app from the list. Yes/No" (or words to that effect). I then have to trawl through the PPC removing the files manually!
What an absolute bag of :bad-words:

Darius Wey
09-01-2006, 01:35 AM
Ahh! That explains the thoroughly horrible experience I have with installing apps on my WM5 device. When ever I try to uninstall an app - say prior to installing an update - or just removing it, it NEVER works smoothly. Most often it tells me " Could not completely uninstall - do you want to removethis app from the list. Yes/No" (or words to that effect). I then have to trawl through the PPC removing the files manually!
What an absolute bag of :bad-words:

There is an official patch for it, but it's up to OEMs to implement it if they want to and when they want to. The lack of a uniform update procedure is an annoyance at times. :(

ctmagnus
09-01-2006, 05:21 AM
fwiw, I find that performing a soft-reset directly before I attempt to uninstall an application generally does the trick. That was posted here before, but I think that it's something that should be mentioned from time to time, at least until all manufacturers/carriers implement the patch that Darius mentioned.

thierryb
09-01-2006, 06:14 AM
I have version 2005. Could somebody that have upgraded from this version till us the real advantage of it and not a copy of the list we can find on the site of Webis.

50% for an upgrade, I think this is not really attractive and could encourage people to find other solution. It's like you lease the software, and pay twice the firsf year.

Darius Wey
09-01-2006, 09:20 AM
50% for an upgrade, I think this is not really attractive and could encourage people to find other solution. It's like you lease the software, and pay twice the firsf year.

To put things in perspective, 2005 still works. Sure - with the release of 2007, there are plenty of new features, but you aren't being forced to upgrade, nor are you being forced to look for alternatives. So I'm not sure the lease argument really holds here.

thierryb
09-02-2006, 05:55 PM
50% for an upgrade, I think this is not really attractive and could encourage people to find other solution. It's like you lease the software, and pay twice the firsf year.

To put things in perspective, 2005 still works. Sure - with the release of 2007, there are plenty of new features, but you aren't being forced to upgrade, nor are you being forced to look for alternatives. So I'm not sure the lease argument really holds here.

Oki I agree, far from a lease, because I am always happy to use it. More than that I just encouraged my brother in law yesterday to buy it.

But 50% is too much for me (not really the price, but the principle), I will stay with 2005. I think this value is discouraging people. How much of the customers have upgraded ? In addition, often we can find promotion for softwares with a rebates of 50%, so no real differences between an old customer and a new one.

But the saler decide.and I am sure he knows what he does. This is just a point of view of one of his customers.